CE Pro Magazine Launches Marketing Awards for Custom Installers
Framingham, MA– May 1, 2006 – CE Pro magazine editors announced today the “Call for Entries” for the first CE Pro Marketing Awards (CMAs). A panel of judges consisting of experienced marketing professionals and CE Pro editors will select the top nominees in each of 12 categories among dealers and integrators for their originality and effectiveness in their marketing materials and initiatives.
“We’re excited to have this opportunity to convey to our readers the wide variety of marketing ideas that the installation community is using,” said Jason Knott, Editor-In-Chief of CE Pro. “Not only will it give much well-deserved national kudos for the winners, but it will give ideas to companies who are striving to be more savvy in marketing their businesses,” added Knott.
Entering the CMA is free and open to all North American installing dealers and integrators. A company can enter as many categories as it wants; the only requirement is that CE Pro must receive an entry form and actual marketing materials by September 15, 2006. Entry forms can be found online at [www.cepro.com/cma2006]. The award categories to be judged are:
· Best Overall Marketing Program to Consumers
· Best Overall Marketing Program to Builders
· Best Web Site
· Best Company Newsletter
· Best Proposal/Design Documentation Package
· Best Direct Mail
· Best Showroom Design
· Best Sponsored Charity Event
· Best Logo/Business Cards
· Best Promotional Giveaway
· Best Vehicle Graphic Design
· Best Consumer Leave-Behind Collateral Material
The corporate sponsors of each award category will be presenting the awards to the winners at the CMA awards ceremony. The awards ceremony will take place at EHX Fall in Long Beach, California on Thursday, November 16th at 4:30 at the EH Info Center. A reception for entrants following the ceremony will be sponsored by Honeywell, the 2006 Platinum Sponsor of the Awards. Gold and Silver Sponsors include D-Tools, Elan and Russound. For information on remaining sponsorship opportunities available, contact Ellen Cotton (P: 508-663-1500 x240 or E: ).
About CE Pro
CE Pro magazine is the leading trade publication that covers the installation and integration of the electronic home in its entirety, including home networking, whole-house automation, distributed audio, home theater, lighting control, energy management, telephone systems, security, CCTV, and fire detection. The first dedicated trade publication in the electronic home field boast the largest circulation and is the only one to be BPA audited.
About EH Publishing, Inc.
EH is the information leader and resource for the electronic home industry, reaching more than half a million electronic home professionals and consumers worldwide. Founded in 1994, EH has defined, cultivated and raised awareness of the $16 billion electronic home industry through its products, which include print publications, on-line publications, trade shows and market studies. EH Publishing is the industry’s source for home technology information and market analysis, with the targeted print and on-line publications: Electronic House, CE Pro, TecHome Builder and targeted tradeshows: Electronic House Expo (EHX) and TecHome Builder Conference and Expo (TBX). To find out more, visit [www.ehpub.com].
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